Boosts research into advanced geothermal energy sources to expand clean power options.
This bill would set aside $150 million each year for five years to fund new research and development programs for advanced geothermal energy. It aims to make it easier to find and use geothermal power by improving data sharing and creating a new center for excellence. This would help scientists and energy companies develop cleaner ways to produce electricity.
Today, federal geothermal research is less focused on advanced "next-generation" and "supercritical" systems, and data sharing among agencies for geothermal development is less coordinated. After this bill, there would be dedicated programs and funding for these advanced geothermal technologies, improved and publicly available subsurface data, and a new center for excellence. The government's assessment of geothermal resources would also be updated more frequently and include potential for supercritical geothermal.
HR 8790 · 119th Congress · May 13, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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